Man Set Fire to Rep’s Office Building Over TikTok Ban

A 19-year-old Wisconsin man set fire to a building that included the office of Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis., on Sunday over the congressman’s support for banning TikTok, authorities said.

Police and firefighters arrived at a strip mall in Fond du Lac at 1 a.m. on a report of a fire, the FDL Reporter said. The building was unoccupied, and no injuries were reported, police said.

The man, a Menasha resident, was found near the scene and “admitted to starting the fire in response to recent talks of a TikTok ban,” the FDL Reporter said.

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